Anglo Saxon England was also home to one of the great intellectuals of the Middle Ages - the monk known as the Venerable Bede. Bede, born in 672, was a monk in Jarrow, in south Tyneside.

What was life in the fens like in the period known as the dark ages? ... Casting light on the dark ages—Anglo-Saxon fenland is re-imagined. by University of Cambridge.

Among those queuing to see the artefacts was Allison Buckley, 47, from Stafford. "It's almost as exciting as queuing to see the treasures of Tutankhamun," she said, recalling the rush to see the ...

If intervention TV was around in England’s Dark Ages, they might have focused on episode of “Hoarders” on the Anglo-Saxons. Unlike denizens of the popular show, however, what the ancient ...

London - Discovery of an almost intact Anglo Saxon royal burial chamber in southeast England may shed new light on the Dark Ages, archaeologists said on Thursday. More than 60 objects from gold ...

Break out the superlatives: An unemployed Englishman, living on disability benefits, has unearthed the greatest hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever found. It has left archaeologists and historians ...

A rare sixth-century sword has been uncovered in an Anglo-Saxon burial site near Canterbury, England. This remarkable find offers new insights into early medieval life and could reshape our ...

Learn about Anglo-Saxon craft, stories, games and sport in this BBC Bitesize KS2 History guide. ... Was Anglo-Saxon Britain in the 'dark ages'? Activities. Activity 1: Anglo-Saxon riddle; ...

An Anglo-Saxon cemetery has revealed lavish burials with necklaces, rings and brooches, which are at odds with the common idea of life in the Dark Ages. The burials were found in the Lincolnshire ...

Destination: Washington, D.C. by Elaine Jean Special to the Times It’s a good day to die. At least that’s the feeling that sweeps over visitors to Anglo-Saxon Hoard, the exhibit of medieval ...

But according to the British Library, the Dark Ages were anything but. The curator of a new exhibition has suggested the term unfairly maligns a time of great creativity and enlightened thinking.